tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post3496367208066979502..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: I'm amazedAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-77406070664703513182016-09-13T15:21:01.351-05:002016-09-13T15:21:01.351-05:00Gerhard: I'm starting a fund so that I can gar...Gerhard: I'm starting a fund so that I can garden in Hawaii -- care to make the first donation? ;)<br /><br />Patsi: it's not 6 months of blooms yet, just 2. Still worth getting excited about!<br /><br />Karen: The dark ones (sometimes seen as 'New Zealand Purple' I think) are my favorites too. Although there is one cultivar with HUGE leaves that I wouldn't mind growing.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-76764076496237639972016-09-13T14:59:45.122-05:002016-09-13T14:59:45.122-05:00I grew caster bean plants on the farm! Love love ...I grew caster bean plants on the farm! Love love them. I'm back in The city now and NEXT year I'm having them! 🌴 Thanks! Love the dark ones! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022000099346392078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-4685156748754606212016-09-13T11:51:57.259-05:002016-09-13T11:51:57.259-05:00Love the Caster and Hyacinth beans, they were alwa...Love the Caster and Hyacinth beans, they were always a winner for my garden but now I have 2 small dogs one of which eats anything. The Pachypodium lamerei is new to me ,must look it up. 6 months of blooms woo hoo !Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-73893295950165228532016-09-13T11:41:06.383-05:002016-09-13T11:41:06.383-05:00If you said this was a garden in Hawaii, I'd b...If you said this was a garden in Hawaii, I'd believe it!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-70683731639056402572016-09-13T11:26:12.140-05:002016-09-13T11:26:12.140-05:00Mark/Gaz: this might be my favorite plant this yea...Mark/Gaz: this might be my favorite plant this year. I'm a bit worried about it being too tall to bring indoors...<br /><br />Loree: I almost made a comment about the "tiny" front castor beans (4' tall) being very PNW, but thought that might be mean. :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-48564733750748567902016-09-13T11:23:10.071-05:002016-09-13T11:23:10.071-05:00Something I forgot to point out... in the wide sho...Something I forgot to point out... in the wide shot of the castor beans near the deck, look at the leaves next to the deck post. That's a separate plant that grew in the shade under the deck on the ground (not in the raised bed). It was a late-sprouting volunteer and is almost to the deck even though growing in mostly shade. Amazing!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-53189141729181255622016-09-13T10:54:01.012-05:002016-09-13T10:54:01.012-05:00Amazing indeed! I thought of you when I got a sma...Amazing indeed! I thought of you when I got a small Pachypodium at a recent odd plant show and sale. Glad yours is still blooming. It's amazing how adding a little structure in front of jungle-like growth makes it seem planned...until the plants start growing over the furniture.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-31812718524807115222016-09-12T11:38:57.971-05:002016-09-12T11:38:57.971-05:00Yay for the castor bean tree! Its beautiful!Yay for the castor bean tree! Its beautiful!Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-22573478091016808972016-09-12T10:51:01.336-05:002016-09-12T10:51:01.336-05:00I cannot begin to fathom Castor Bean trees...serio...I cannot begin to fathom Castor Bean trees...seriously fabulous.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-84682723298113439742016-09-12T08:53:33.134-05:002016-09-12T08:53:33.134-05:00Your ricinus is starting to reach tree like statur...Your ricinus is starting to reach tree like stature, fantastic! And it's an achievement enough to get Pachypodium to flower, let alone blooms continuously for over two months, cool!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com